Elected President of Guatemala, Bernardo Arevalo de Leon met with several advisers to US President Joe Biden on Tuesday. at the White House during a visit to Washington marked by efforts by Guatemalan prosecutors to suspend the activities of his party, the Semilla Movement.

Arevalo de Leon met with the National Security Advisor of the US Government Jake Sullivanand Advisor for Latin America, Juan GonzalezThe White House, in particular, reported this in its statement.

During the meeting, US officials “expressed the US government’s support for President-elect Arevalo following last week’s undemocratic attempts to undermine the will of the Guatemalan people,” the letter said.

Sullivan also emphasized the commitment of the US authorities to the transfer of power in the Latin American country and said that Washington will use “all available tools” ensure that “those who undermine democracy in Guatemala” are held accountable.

Last Friday, Arevalo de Leon went on a work trip that would take him to Mexico and the United States. However, he temporarily suspended his trip on Sunday.or, when he first arrived at his first destination, before the Department of Justice raid on the Supreme Electoral Tribunal.

Since July 12 last year, the Guatemalan prosecutor’s office has sought suspend the activities of the Social Democratic Party Movimiento Semilla, leading to Arévalo de Leon’s surprise victory in the August 20 presidential election with a strong anti-corruption speech.

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Prosecutor General, Consuelo PorrasTogether with the leadership of the State Department, they were added to the list of corrupt and undemocratic figures in the United States accused of “undermining justice” in the Central American country.

Next January 14, Arevalo de Leon is set to take office as President of Guatemala for the period 2024-2028, replacing the current president. Alejandro Giammattei.

(EFE)